ALLMedicine Epidural Hematoma Center

May 3rd, 2020 - Postoperative epidural hematoma (PEDH) after minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy (MILL) can lead to significant morbidity and healthcare cost. The incidence is not well characterized in the literature as compared with traditional open techniques...

May 2nd, 2020 - The authors report the case of an 82-year-old woman with a spinal epidural hematoma following attempted catheter-directed thrombolysis of a large femoral- popliteal deep venous thrombosis. The patient rapidly developed acute motor and sensory para...

May 1st, 2020 - Introduction: Interdural hematoma (IDH) is an extremely rare hemorrhage between the outer periosteal dura mater and the inner meningeal dura mater. There are 8 cases of convexity IDH reported previously but none of them were acute post traumatic o...

Apr 24th, 2020 - Vertex epidural hematoma (VEDH) is a rare intracranial mass constituting roughly 2.5% of all epidural hematomas. Bleeding usually derives from the superior sagittal sinus, and presentation is often acute-seldom chronic. Fractures are common, but d...

Apr 19th, 2020 - To our knowledge, this is the first documented report of an operative cranial epidural hematoma secondary to skull fracture due to placement of Gardner-Wells Tongs (GWT) in the setting of a spinal deformity reconstruction. The objective is to illu...

May 3rd, 2020 - Postoperative epidural hematoma (PEDH) after minimally invasive lumbar laminectomy (MILL) can lead to significant morbidity and healthcare cost. The incidence is not well characterized in the literature as compared with traditional open techniques...

May 2nd, 2020 - The authors report the case of an 82-year-old woman with a spinal epidural hematoma following attempted catheter-directed thrombolysis of a large femoral- popliteal deep venous thrombosis. The patient rapidly developed acute motor and sensory para...

May 1st, 2020 - Introduction: Interdural hematoma (IDH) is an extremely rare hemorrhage between the outer periosteal dura mater and the inner meningeal dura mater. There are 8 cases of convexity IDH reported previously but none of them were acute post traumatic o...

Apr 24th, 2020 - Vertex epidural hematoma (VEDH) is a rare intracranial mass constituting roughly 2.5% of all epidural hematomas. Bleeding usually derives from the superior sagittal sinus, and presentation is often acute-seldom chronic. Fractures are common, but d...

Apr 19th, 2020 - To our knowledge, this is the first documented report of an operative cranial epidural hematoma secondary to skull fracture due to placement of Gardner-Wells Tongs (GWT) in the setting of a spinal deformity reconstruction. The objective is to illu...

May 16th, 2018 - ANSWER The image shows a large, convex hyperdensity within the left parietal region. This is a textbook image of an acute epidural hematoma.

May 4th, 2016 - Unilateral weakness is a common ED presentation with a diverse etiology, including stroke. 1,2 Studies have reported a misdiagnosis rate of stroke and transient ischemic attack of approximately 10%.

Dec 1st, 2013 - Diagnosis of cervical epidural hematoma is complicated by the rarity of the event and the lack of specific symptoms. When trauma is involved, cervical disc or nerve root injury is a more likely cause of sudden onset of neck pain, with rapid develo.

Mar 19th, 2009 - March 19, 2009 — The seemingly mild head injury that killed actress Natasha Richardson was an epidural hematoma, the New York City medical examiner's office announced today. The death was ruled an accident. Richardson was reported to have slipped ...

Mar 18th, 2009 - NEW YORK, March 19 -- Yesterday's death of stage and screen star Natasha Richardson, two days after a seemingly minor spill on a beginners' ski slope, highlighted the difficulties of recognizing and treating head injuries. Although few details of ...